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勘探 Pronunciation and Pinyin

勘探 Usage and Examples

exploration

prospecting

中国已留出二百多亿美元用于石油勘探。

China has earmarked more than $20 billion for oil exploration.

奥瑞克斯公司是一家以达拉斯为基地的石油和天然气勘探及生产公司。

Oryx is a Dallas-based oil and gas exploration and production concern.

The characters in 勘探

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
勘
kān11investigate and verify
探
tàn11explore, investigate, visit

More words starting with 勘

  • kān勘dìng定Audit, Estimate
  • kān勘chá察survey, investigation
  • kān勘tàn探duì队yuán员prospector, explorer
  • kān勘xiào校proofread, collation
  • kān勘zhèng正to proofread and correct
  • kān勘zhèng正le了corrected, rectified
  • kān勘cè测survey, exploration
  • kān勘wù误Errata, Correction
  • kān勘wù误biǎo表Errata, errata sheet
  • kān勘wèn问interrogate, question

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Questions about 勘探

What does 勘探 mean in Chinese?

勘探 (kān tàn) means “exploration, prospecting”.

How do you pronounce 勘探?

勘探 is pronounced kān tàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “exploration” in Chinese?

“exploration” is 勘探 (kān tàn) in Chinese.

How is 勘探 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 勘探, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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